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Thorium: An alternative nuclear fuel?
« on: October 17, 2012, 08:40:01 pm »
I just want to present this for discussion and see what input you all may have regarding Thorium reactors.

Thorium - A New Nuclear Power Fuel?
Monday, October 31, 2011Thorium - the safer nuclear

Solar, wind, and biomass have been touted as viable alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. But what if there is a nuclear energy source that is safe, green, and abundant? Thorium could be that source.
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Lightbridge, based in Virginia, is now testing this next generation nuclear fuel in Russia.

“It dramatically reduces the amount of waste in the reactor, reduces the toxicity of the waste coming out of the reactor, and doesn't produce any weapons usable materials,” says Seth Grae, president and CEO of Lightbridge.

It’s estimated that Thorium is three times more abundant than uranium, the element currently used in nuclear plants.Scientists say there is so much of it, that it can produce energy than all of the world’s oil, coal, and uranium combined. Sounds like the alternative energy source the world needs.But despite its advantages, nuclear experts say politics and corporate interests may be getting in the way.

“That doesn't mean that it's going to be picked up by the utilities and implemented.They're going to look at the economics and not the environmental benefits,” says Thomas Cochran, Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Cochran says the U.S. needs to change its energy policies in order to make Thorium more attractive to businesses.

“They would have to have a different fee structure than the current one to encourage the development of thorium fuels,” Chochran says.

President Obama has vowed to transition the nation to alternative energy.With testing underway in Russia, China, and India, the United States may lose the race and find itself behind the curve when it comes to energy innovation and the jobs it may create.

“I think in the coming years, you'll start to see more testing, more results, and more industry interests. But I think most of the industry interest in using Thorium in reactors is from outside the U.S.,” says Grae.

http://poorrichards-blog.blogspot.com/2011/10/thorium-safer-nuclear-power.html

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eU3cUssuz-U[/youtube]

India's experimental Thorium Fuel Cycle Nuclear Reactor [NDTV Report]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nl5DiTPw3dk[/youtube]

Thorium is readily available & can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium’s capacity as nuclear fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored because it was unsuitable for making bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium, and has the potential to solve today’s energy/climate crisis. LFTR is a type of Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (Th-MSR). This video summarizes over 6 hours worth of thorium talks given by Kirk Sorensen and other thorium technologists.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lG1YjDdI_c8[/youtube]

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Re: Thorium: An alternative nuclear fuel?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2012, 09:35:36 pm »
It has been said that thorium reactors can burn the waste from other reactors?  If this can be done, then maybe we can avoid what is in the next set of videos.

http://undergrounddocumentaries.com/into-eternity-full-version/

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Re: Thorium: An alternative nuclear fuel?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2012, 01:00:22 pm »
WE allow them to make ONE, when they have shut down all the rest, maybe, and we have people like ME doing the oversight...

Maybe.

Still, don't trust it.

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